Hannah Simpson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2024

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“A Family Affair” by Hannah Simpson

Submitted to Contest #260

It had to be here somewhere. Time was ticking by and the document had to be submitted by 11am on Monday morning. She had looked in all the usual places; under the bed, the box above the fridge, in her parents’ bedroom and to no avail. Where the hell was it? She bit her fingernails and then started to chew on the loose skin at the base of her thumb. Fuck, now it was bleeding. When was she going to break this habit? She sat down hard on the floral bedspread of her parents’ bed and tried to think of other possible places it could be. The garage...

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“A Candle Burns” by Hannah Simpson

Submitted to Contest #259

The tiles had discoloured since Meryl had last set eyes on her uncle’s cottage. As the bus puffed out black smoke along the country road, she felt for the handle of her heavy rucksack and grunted as she put it on her back. Gravel crunched underfoot and a thin layer of dust settled on her already battered trainers. She could see the building at the crest of the small hill, just beyond The Carpenter’s Arms. Meryl stifled a yawn and began to walk, the events of recent weeks weighing on her as much as her belongings.She could feel the querying g...

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Author bio

A Brummie living in Switzerland who loves to write. Just beginning to share writing with others - feedback on stories welcome!